You are what you...think?

Lifeguarding provides lots of time for random thoughts to pop in & out of my head. It's never anything significant or worth remembering; but I'm under the impression that thoughts that appear in my head at times when I'm not thinking about anything in particular-must be SOMEWHAT significant to me. Why else would I be thinking them?

Eating breakfast, taking a shower, driving- are all mundane tasks that allow the mind to wander. And wander it does, but where? I have no clue where I am going with this but..it was just on my mind.

I guess to me it's kind of the concept of "You are what you eat". Except instead- we are what we think. I suppose I've just been contemplating what my brain has been being fed and whether it is worthwhile or not, because that's what it becomes. Not that it's being fed a bunch of crap- but more just too much of one thing or another. Plus in the other sense too- we are what we think of ourselves as, regardless of what other people might say. Which could be either good or bad- depending on how you see yourself.

So does this mean it's time for a good ol' diet?
I think for now I'll just try to stick with choosing between things that are good, better, or best. And find a good balance.

Fail.

I baked brownies @ 425 instead of 325 and my house STILL stinks.
I sewed my swimsuit and totally messed it up the first time.
I planned a girls night that only 2 girls showed up to, myself included.
I got lost on my way home from work. again. (how it happens, I do not know!)
I actually HIT the ball in softball, but forgot to let go of the bat til 1st base and almost took out the 1st baseman.

All in just one week.

Life is full of failure. But it is too short to get frustrated over such trivial things, so instead they actually ended up being really funny. Thank goodness for laughter. :)

The new do

I spent forever trying to find a better before pic with my hair down, but for the last few months I have been so sick of my hair that it's been in a ponytail since Christmas basically. Here is the most recent pic with it down that I could find though. :)

Before:
 

After:
 

Ok, so I know I don't have a husband, but I saw this on my cousins blog and got a giggle from it. Among all the people at BYU-I getting married, maybe they will change their minds. After reading THIS- I think I will enjoy dating as LONG as I can!!
;) haha *(But I'm sure my husband will be great)*

INSTALLING A HUSBAND

Dear Tech Support,

Last year, I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0 and noticed a distinct slowdown in overall system performance, particularly in the flower and jewelry applications, which operated flawlessly under Boyfriend 5.0.

In addition, Husband 1.0 uninstalled many other valuable programs, such as:
Romance 9.5 and
Personal Attention 6.5,
and then installed some undesirable programs such as
NBA 5.0,
NFL 3.0 and
Golf Clubs 4.1.

Conversation 8.0 no longer runs, and Housecleaning 2.6 simply crashes the system.

Please note that I have tried running Nagging 5.3 to fix these problems, but to no avail.

What can I do?
Signed,
Desperate


DEAR DESPERATE:

First, keep in mind,
Boyfriend 5.0 is an Entertainment Package, while
Husband 1.0 is an operating system.

Please enter command: ithoughtyoulovedme.html, try to download Tears 6.2, and do not forget to install the Guilt 3.0 update.


If those applications work as designed, Husband 1.0 should then automatically run the applications Jewelry 2.0 and Flowers 3.5.

However, remember, overuse of the above application can cause Husband 1.0 to default to Grumpy Silence 2.5, Happy Hour 7.0, or Beer 6.1.

Please note that Beer 6. 1 is a very bad program that will download the Farting and Snoring Loudly Beta.

Whatever you do, DO NOT under any circumstances install Mother-In-Law 1.0 (it runs a virus in the background that will eventually seize control of all your system resources.)

In addition, please do not attempt to reinstall the Boyfriend 5.0-program. This is an unsupported application and will crash Husband 1.0.

In summary, Husband 1.0 is a great program, but it does have limited memory and cannot learn new applications quickly. You might consider buying additional software to improve memory and performance. We recommend
Cooking 3.0 and
Hot Lingerie 7.7.

Good Luck!
Tech Support

Is it just me?

Is it just me, or is everyone starting to get married nowadays? Maybe it's going to a school with the nickname BYU-I DO, maybe it's my generation, maybe it's just life and I never opened my eyes to realize that no one is getting any younger.

Don't get me wrong, there's nothing the matter with getting married at all. What an awesome thing to be able to be together for eternity! It's one of those big life events that everyone, me included, look forward to with that "someday" vision. I just feel so..young. I used to look at pictures of weddings and brides and think of how much older than me they were. How grown up they looked. Now I see wedding pictures of my friends popping up all over the place, and all I can think is: Wow, they just look like kids! Not old at all.

I was talking to my friend the other day (who is married) and he mentioned that he had predicted one of my old friends from high school wouldn't last a year without getting married. It's been just a little over a year, but he was pretty close. And then he said that she just seemed like the type who would get married young.

It really made me wonder: Am I the type that people think will get married young? Or do I appear as the type who will be gray haired and wrinkly by the time I meet that certain boy? I never even thought about "types" until I heard my friend say that. What even determines what "type" you are anyways?

So far, I personally suppose I am not quite ready to be married yet. I still have to grow up a little bit on my own;but I'm glad for all the kids my age who are styling the left handed diamond rings. In the meantime, I will still be here,with marriage as a someday in my eyes, amid all the the flocks of wedding doves at BYUI.

Lessons Learned: 1 year down.

7 roommates, 2 semesters, and many dance parties later, I made it through my first year of college. I had some great experiences,some terrible days, and in the middle somewhere I learned a few things too.

Lessons Learned from my freshman year


1. Learning doesn't just take place in a classroom; I can learn from everything and everyone around me if I simply look around.


2. It's ok to skip homework once in a while and enjoy the day.


3. I like having someone to talk to right before I sleep and when I wake up. Hooray for an awesome roommate!

4. Forgive and forget.


5. Boys usually aren't worth too much of my time, and if he is...make sure of it before giving away precious time.


6. Rexburg is a time warp. It really is-I'll have to find the switch to turn it on & off.


7. I can now run up the hill to church in a dress-IN HEELS- in 3 min. flat. Whoever didn't offer me a track scholarship would regret it if they could only see.



8. Talk to people. Be the first to say hello.


9. Time and distance doesn't mean you have to lose good friends.


10. Don't give up. Ever.


11. Music, ice cream, and sleep can usually fix anything.


12. Exercise. consistently.


13. I learned how to blow fire http://www.facebook.com/#!/video/?of=100000177352446 (Yet I can't get a link to work on my blog, so just copy and paste. Maybe NEXT year I'll have to learn that? ;)

14. Listen to other people. This is can be different than agreeing.


15. It's ok to get older. I suppose.

Give me a sunny beach, my swimsuit, good friends, and a smoothie and I will be the happiest girl in this world. :)